'Austin Powers 4' in the works?

[Spider-Fan]

Dr. Evil you cannot really cut out. He's a main character. But you can make him maybe not the main villain.

 

[terry78]

Scott is supposedly the heir apparent now that Evil pulled a heel face turn.

 

[Silvermoth]

Somebody said bring on dave Bautista and make him Massive Me.

Ha that’s kind of clever and it works because Austin powers is a spoof of bond and Bautista was in the last one. That would be pretty funny and he would rock a Doctor evil kind of suit

 

[Mysterious]

Should they bring back Beyonce?

 

[Drizzle]

Should they bring back Beyonce?

The question is could they bring back Beyoncé? She’s a much bigger star than she was when Goldmember came out and she’s probably got more important things to do than go back to a franchise that hasn’t really been relevant for 15 years.

 

[Gold Samurai]

Somebody said bring on dave Bautista and make him Massive Me.

They could do a fast food joke- “Super size me”

-They can make a joke about mini-me running off to join congress

I had an idea for an insane fight scene in the style of kingsmen/anchorman I could see happening.

This would be an all spy fight

This would be the right time to insert all those celebrity cameos

 

[DarkKnight88]

Maybe the closest we’ll get?



RIP Verne Troyer

 

[Drizzle]

Myers has reprised Dr. Evil on SNL and Fallon a few times and it's worked pretty well using him as a commentator on current events, which I honestly prefer over a fourth Austin Powers movie. Apart from Verne Troyer being gone, the jokes in the sequels were starting to wear thin anyway, especially Goldmember. Poor comedy sequels that came out way too late like Dumb and Dumber To, Zoolander 2, and Coming 2 America should be used as cautionary tales here but I think Myers was burned too bad with The Love Guru to even consider really headlining that kind of comedy again since he's basically just been doing cameos in the past decade.

 

[DarkKnight88]

 

[Captain Tired]

The skit just felt uncomfortable. I love all three AP films, but I'm happy to leave them in the past.

 

[BeserkerHilf]

I mean, it's a super compressed setup for a commercial. These things always feel off. A full production directed by Jay Roach (who feels like the only guy on Myer's wavelength to wrangle him) might make for a fun return.

 

[DarkKnight88]

It’s curious that Myers has reprised Dr. Evil a few times but not Austin Powers. I wonder if the makeup for Evil is easier to hide his age than with Powers which is why he hasn’t redone that character in any recent sketch.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Considering what we’ve been through these last few years with Covid and all that jazz, I would love an AP4.

That commercial really hit me with the nostalgia like a ton of bricks. I’m sure they could make a worthwhile story.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

It’s curious that Myers has reprised Dr. Evil a few times but not Austin Powers. I wonder if the makeup for Evil is easier to hide his age than with Powers which is why he hasn’t redone that character in any recent sketch.

He can always use CGI to de-age and body doubles (as needed) for Austin Powers.

 

[DarkKnight88]

He can always use CGI to de-age and body doubles (as needed) for Austin Powers.

Right, but I assume to keep the budget down was why the rumor a while back was that the fourth film was going to be a Dr. Evil centric movie from his POV.

 

[henzINNIT]

I rewatched these a little while back and they were a fun trip. The ad is cute but I don't see a film working out.

I daydreamed a pitch for an animated series following Austin Powers' adventures in the 60's. A lot of room for more wacky gimmick villains and characters. I think that could be fun.

 

[Drizzle]

It’s curious that Myers has reprised Dr. Evil a few times but not Austin Powers. I wonder if the makeup for Evil is easier to hide his age than with Powers which is why he hasn’t redone that character in any recent sketch.

I would think the opposite due to the Austin wig and glasses. I think he's been reprising Dr. Evil over the past couple of years because that character can provide more of a satirical commentary in the time of Trump, Bezos, Musk, and Zuckerberg.

 

[BeserkerHilf]

I would think the opposite due to the Austin wig and glasses. I think he's been reprising Dr. Evil over the past couple of years because that character can provide more of a satirical commentary in the time of Trump, Bezos, Musk, and Zuckerberg.

Yes, there's the social commentary, but I think there's more of a challenge with Dr Evil who usually had the more meaty character work of the two. But also, to your point about hiding behind wigs and glasses, this quote comes to mind and I think Myers is wise enough to know it:

 

[Drizzle]

Yes, there's the social commentary, but I think there's more of a challenge with Dr Evil who usually had the more meaty character work of the two. But also, to your point about hiding behind wigs and glasses, this quote comes to mind and I think Myers is wise enough to know it:

All good points. Dr. Evil arguably had the funnier lines in the series. And yeah, it was already kind of cringey with Myers wooing Beyonce in Goldmember when she was half his age.

 

[Captain Tired]

Yes, there's the social commentary, but I think there's more of a challenge with Dr Evil who usually had the more meaty character work of the two. But also, to your point about hiding behind wigs and glasses, this quote comes to mind and I think Myers is wise enough to know it:

As Dr Evil says, there's nothing more pathetic than an aging hipster.

The fact they're all so old now (even younger Number Two!) is part of the discomfort for me. And I don't mean that in a derogatory sense. It's just saddening. It reminds me of what Tim McInnery said when he quashed rumours of Blackadder returning: People would prefer to remember us as we were.

 

[Sawyer]

Has just gotten better with age.